Helping others

[Giaour]

I don't want anyone to feel like they are "bragging" about how good a person they are.

I think that there are many ways to help others with the love of Jesus.

I think it would be inspiring and encouraging to read some of the things that other Christians do.

Like volunteer at a soup kitchen or take the elderly shopping or visit a nursing home etc...

The things that make people say "Hey, now that is what Jesus would do".

Please don't be shy or modest.

This is to help me be inspired.

Maybe I can get an idea for something I can do.

I do some things but I want to hear yours first.

[Giaour]

maybe I should have made this topic with a more provocative title.

Boy you guys are shy.

[Brandli5]

THe way I feel I help others, even if it is just a little bit. I feel I should do more, but here goes...

I Help teach sunday school, and I help with nursery, and I help with children's church.

Finding time to pray for people without them knowing helps me pray for myself. I learn what I want to be like, and what I am blessed that I am not like.

I used to help at the children's school, but I just pray now at home for them. (reason for that)

Talking with people that you normally would not talk to helps too.

I see so many people not talked to because they are overweight, or ugly, or poor and that hurts me to the core of my being. I talk to anyone and to people that are even mean to me. I find that most of the time, there is something on there mind, I can learn from.

NOt much, but just wanted to add.

[Giaour]

Brandi,

That is wonderful stuff you do and you put it so beautifully.

[tah]

can't help ya here..for the Now time period anyhow..

I am mostly home bound now and have not been able to help anyone in a very long time...

except my children..

But when I had the opportunity nothing brought more joy to me than sitting with someone who was ill or watching someones children while they tended to things they needed to do and could not take the little tykes with them..

comforting someone who was sad..

Washing someones dishes or doing their laundry when they are ill..

Bringing them dinner when they were ill or stressed by trying situations..

Listening to people and finding out what they like and when you hear it then next chance you get surprise them with it..

I am not talking about a big things..

I am talking about hearing them say they like jelly beans and getting them a bag..or spice tea or little lemon squeezes..or tiger sauce....

not wearing green when we go out with them because they hate green..

We can show love in a million different ways..

they may not think Jesus would do that but they may think "that was love"...

[Brandli5]

can't help ya here..for the Now time period anyhow..

I am mostly home bound now and have not been able to help anyone in a very long time...

except my children..

But when I had the opportunity nothing brought more joy to me than sitting with someone who was ill or watching someones children while they tended to things they needed to do and could not take the little tykes with them..

comforting someone who was sad..

Washing someones dishes or doing their laundry when they are ill..

Bringing them dinner when they were ill or stressed by trying situations..

Listening to people and finding out what they like and when you hear it then next chance you get surprise them with it..

I am not talking about a big things..

I am talking about hearing them say they like jelly beans and getting them a bag..or spice tea or little lemon squeezes..or tiger sauce....

not wearing green when we go out with them because they hate green..

We can show love in a million different ways..

they may not think Jesus would do that but they may think "that was love"...

I am sure you help people in many ways even being home. You pray dont you??

Prayer is so much help that on this earth you or anyone could not know how much it really does help. Thanks for praying for people. THat is so much!

[Giaour]

Tah,

You help people by coming to the forum and praying for them,

When I was younger and had a child at home, I was pretty much home bound too.

I decided I could help others by being a blood donor.

Yeah, it's a small thing but my blood added to someone elses donation may save a persons life.

I also am an organ donor on the back of my drivers liscense.

Maybe my organs can help someone after Jesus takes me home.

I had a few tests done and am now a bone marrow donor.

Maybe someone someday will need it to survive.

There are so many things we can do at home.

I adopted a soldier as a pen pal, it's the little things that mean so much.

[Brandli5]

AMen to that!

[branchesofHim]

I do some things but I want to hear yours first.

I just share "life" with everyone I meet every day. At work, at the post office, in the grocery store, on the road in traffic, just literally everywhere. Life is flowing to me and through me to all around me. I believe it's so very important for us all to remember that we all never know when indeed we are sharing Him with Him. Just live in Him. For truly in Him we live and move and have our being. Bless you.

Matthew 25

34: Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

35: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

36: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

37: Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

38: When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

39: Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

40: And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Peace.

[Giaour]

My momma isn't in the best of health so she grows her hail long so that she can donate it to "Locks of Love" who make wigs for cancer patients.